Comparison between No-Tillaga and Conventional Farming Systems and their Impact on Some Performance Indicators and Wheat Yield

Authors

  • Osama H. J. Al-Mashhadany Ministry of Agriculture, Iraq | Laboratory of Electromechanical Systems, National School of Engineers of Sfax, University of Sfax, Tunisia
  • Abdulrazzak A. Jasim College of Agricultural Engineering Sciences, University of Baghdad, Iraq
  • Ahmed Ayadi Laboratory of Electromechanical Systems, National School of Engineers of Sfax, University of Sfax, Tunisia
  • Zied Driss Laboratory of Electromechanical Systems, National School of Engineers of Sfax, University of Sfax, Tunisia
Volume: 15 | Issue: 2 | Pages: 21313-21318 | April 2025 | https://doi.org/10.48084/etasr.9933

Received: 12 December 2024 | Revised: 18 January 2025 and 26 January 2025 | Accepted: 29 January 2025 | Online: 17 March 2025


Corresponding author: Osama H. J. Al-Mashhadany

Abstract

A field study was conducted in loamy agricultural soil of Baghdad Governorate, Tarmiyah District, during the 2021-2022 growing season. The research aimed to evaluate the feasibility and impacts of no-tillage wheat planting systems on plant growth and yield. The experiment examined three factors: tractor operational speed, seed rate, and seeder configurations. Three speed levels 4.23, 6.54, and 8.37 km/h, two seed rates 100 and 140 kg/ha, and three seeder setups were tested. The indicators evaluated included operational productivity, draft force, soil bulk density, and 1000 grain weight. The Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD), with a nested arrangement and three replicates, was employed. The mean comparisons carried out used the Least Significant Difference (LSD) at the 0.05 significance level. The highest operational productivity of 1.87 ha/h and 1000-grain weight of 48.7 g were achieved with the 8.37 km/h speed, 140 kg/ha rate, and the Z seeder. Conversely, the 4.23 km/h speed, 100 kg/ha rate, and Z seeder resulted in the lowest draft force of 125.76 kgf and soil bulk density of 1.030 mg/m³.

Keywords:

draft force, operational productivity, operational speed, bulk density

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

References

K. William and E. Glen, Soil Dynamics in Tillage and Traction. MD, USA: Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1967.

R. A. Kepner, R. Bainer, and E. L. Barger, Principles of Farm Machinery, 3rd ed. USA: AVI Publishing Company, 1982.

A.-B. A. Ramo, Soil Preparation Equipment. Baghdad, Iraq: Directorate of Printing and Publishing, University of Mosul, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, 1990.

G. R. Black and K. H. Hartge, Bulk Density in Methods of Soil Analysis, Part 1: Soil Physical and Mineralogical Methods, 2nd ed. WI, USA: American Society of Agronomy, Inc. Soil Science Society of America, Inc., 1986.

M. A. Mohamed, J. J. Steiner, S. D. Wright, M. S. Bhangoo, and D. E. Millhouse, “Intensive Crop Management Practices on Wheat Yield and Quality,” Agronomy Journal, vol. 82, no. 4, pp. 701–707, 1990.

Official Methods of Analysis. MD, USA: Association of Official Analytical Chemists, 1975.

S. Bukhari, M. A. Blutto, J. M. Bloch, A. B. Bhutto, and A. N. Marani, “Performance of selected tillage implements,” American Medical Association, vol. 19, no. 14, pp. 9–14, 1988.

S. H. Aday, A. R. Al-Haliphy, and H. R. Majed, “Field Study for a Modified Subsoiler Draft Requirement in Heavy Soil,” Iraqi Journal of Agricultural Sciences, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 155–166, 2004.

W. R. Gill and G. E. V. Berg, Soil Dynamics in Tillage and Traction. MD, USA: Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1967.

S. K. Tanveer et al., “Performance of Different Wheat Varieties/Lines as Affected by Different Planting Dates and Seeding Rates Under High Rainfall Area of Potohar,” Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences, vol. 46, no. 2, pp. 102–106, 2009.

A. Said, H. Gul, B. Saeed, B. Haleema, and N. L. Badshah, “Response of Wheat to Different Planting Dates and Seeding Rates for Yield and Yield Components,” ARPN Journal of Agricultural and Biological Science, vol. 7, no. 2, Feb. 2012.

Downloads

How to Cite

[1]
Al-Mashhadany, O.H.J., Jasim, A.A., Ayadi, A. and Driss, Z. 2025. Comparison between No-Tillaga and Conventional Farming Systems and their Impact on Some Performance Indicators and Wheat Yield. Engineering, Technology & Applied Science Research. 15, 2 (Apr. 2025), 21313–21318. DOI:https://doi.org/10.48084/etasr.9933.

Metrics

Abstract Views: 11
PDF Downloads: 9

Metrics Information

License

Copyright (c) 2025 Osama H. J. Al-Mashhadany, Abdulrazzak A. Jasim, Ahmed Ayadi, Zied Driss

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:

- Authors retain the copyright and grant the journal the right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.

- Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.

- Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) after its publication in ETASR with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.

Crossref
Scopus
Google Scholar
Europe PMC